Counterpoint Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Beadworkers: Stories
Beth Piatote
"The Beadworkers is a feast of wit and storytelling." —Louise Erdrich “A profound and humorous meditation on Native families, language, and life. It is braided, and beaded, and true.” —Tommy Orange The Beadworkers, by Beth Piatote, available now! http://bit.ly/TheBeadworkers https://t.co/f4omQhk9J8
Paperback, 2020
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Searching for an American Utopia
Adrian Shirk
Don't miss this excerpt of Adrian Shirk's HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH in YES! Magazine! "The history of American communes is one of imperfect people trying to make a perfect place." https://t.co/LhA8iOTo0Q
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America
Harry N. MacLean
#coverreveal! Today brings us STARKWEATHER: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America by Edgar Award-winner @HarryNMacLean. Cover is by @Robinbillz, with @nlcaputo as AD. STARKWEATHER arrives 11/28/23 and is available for preorder now! https://t.co/enEAMBCSLG https://t.co/sMIRYyPRma
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The King's Beast: A Mystery of the American Revolution
Eliot Pattison
🔥 #CoverReveal! 👻 We have a fun one for fans of Eliot Pattison and historical thrillers generally! FREEDOM'S GHOST: A Mystery of the American Revolution lands in stores and libraries 10/24/23. Design is by Farjana Yasmin, with @nlcaputo as AD. https://t.co/NGaafKzf1p https://t.co/62qmbadCSz
Paperback, 2020
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
Maggie Smith
“All memoirs claim to be true stories, but I haven’t read a truer story than this one. I laugh-cried and cry-cried. ” —Maggie Smith, author of Keep Moving In stores next! week! https://t.co/5waBSNN4bG https://t.co/lKqjDG1oUl
Hardcover, 2020
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Are Here: Connecting Flights
Ellen Oh
Happy pub day to @klingreenberg! 🎉🎉🎉 YOU ARE HERE is in stores now! 🍋 "Such a bittersweet treat." —Elle, A Most Anticipated Title of the Year 🍋 "Exceptional." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) 🍋 "A magical book, brimming with soul." —Weike Wang https://t.co/nLb6mVfyeR https://t.co/U09412ZrjG
Paperback, 2024
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Libertie
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Happy pub day to @RJ_Young! REQUIEM FOR THE MASSACRE is in stores and libraries today! 🎉🔥🎉 "A foundational book for any student of Black history and Black liberation.” —Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie https://t.co/hE3OgxfE67 https://t.co/Nmxq4Y47MG
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Journey of the Universe
Brian Thomas Swimme
🚨 Lauch event! 🚨 Tonight you can join Brian Thomas Swimme, renowned cosmologist, professor and co-creator and host of the Emmy award-winning documentary Journey of the Universe, as he launches his new COSMOGENESIS at @BooksIncStores Chestnut! Details: https://t.co/4yTpDMUQLG
Paperback, 2014
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Miracle Creek
Angie Kim
🎉 Happy pub day to Anne Burt! 🎉 THE DIG is in stores today! "Riveting and chilling . . . thought-provoking insights about immigration, adoption, and the horrors of war. I couldn’t put it down." —Angie Kim, Author of the Edgar Award winning Miracle Creek https://t.co/qufj8rhvsa https://t.co/6CWy3mmaph
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Dream with Open Eyes: A Memoir
George Prochnik
Happy pub day to @GeorgeProchnik! 🎉🎉 I DREAM WITH OPEN EYES is on shelves today! "The book shines, and in the darkness where we live now, it leaves us with an orienting and invigorated sense of possibilities." —Deborah Eisenberg https://t.co/b7wqkIrXwt https://t.co/x6pa5JzR0X
Hardcover, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book